Is Cathay Pacific still a great airline? ! Chicago to Singapore via HKG in Economy on their A350s

**This is an audio review - a clean version with no commentary will come soon.**

Renowned for its inflight experience within Asia, Cathay Pacific (國泰航空) has made a comeback after the pandemic by re-establishing old routes - including several lucrative ones to the United States and Canada.

On a recent trip back from North America, I had the opportunity to try their long-haul cabin service on their Airbus A350-1000 on a flight from Chicago.

Join me in this video as I review their service on the Chicago-Hong Kong leg of the journey.

WHAT I USE ON MY TRAVELS

FLIGHT INFORMATION (1)
Airline: Cathay Pacific
Flight Number: CX801
Aircraft: Airbus A350-1000
Flight time: 1 hour
From: Chicago O’Hare International Airport **(ORD)
To: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
When: July 2024

FLIGHT INFORMATION (2)
Airline: Cathay Pacific
Flight Number: CX659
Aircraft: Airbus A350-900
Flight time: 4 hours
From: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
To: Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
When: July 2024

OTHER DETAILS
Total Price: 38000 Asia Miles and 180 CAD in taxes
Booking Class: X (Economy Redemption)
Additional notes: I self-funded this trip

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[christophermcdonald]

Extremely well presented video, showing all aspects of the Cathay Pacific travel experience.

[ItzChickenYall]

I’ve been flying Singapore Airlines for many years as my main carrier, but it was only about a few weeks ago where I tried Cathay Pacific for the first time from Singapore to Hong Kong (and back) and I can say that Cathay Pacific is honestly far superior in terms of Economy class compared to Singapore Airlines, and is vastly underrated. I think a lot of the travel award reviewers fly business class when reviewing the airlines so Economy class gets overlooked a lot. I was surprised and how much better Cathay Pacific was compared to Singapore Airlines, like it had a MUCH better IFE (more movies, more games, flight map is actually really good, AND IT HAS EXTERNAL CAMERAS!!!!), seat is much more spacious and has more storage space, and the food was so much better! I’ve had better food on my 2 flights with Cathay than I’ve ever had with Singapore Airlines, and now I realize how much Singapore Airlines is honestly lacking. I would DEFINITELY choose Cathay Pacific as my main carrier now and will go on more flights with them. Also, the prices are much cheaper compared to Singapore Airlines! ❤

[jandelnico]

The best economy class in my honest opinion.

[gunvaldsandhaland]

Beautiful Air Craft.Great Video And Info

[duaneowens]

great video. Those planes loom comfy. Did you check in a bag? Were they strict with the weight

[DavidHoughton]

I am doing a London to Singapore with Cathay soon so yeah looking forward eh

[WadmanP]

You get an entire bar of Haagen Daz instead of a small cup. Nice!

[mikefellbach]

While I met some happy flight attendants recently on a Cathay flight, I heard that the work environment at Cathay has become toxic. Many people quitting. Also, there seems to be no way to opt out of facial recognition at US airports for non-US citizens which is horrible.

[factstology]

It’s still shitty. Just flew JFK-HKG. Unhappy flight attendants.